Question 1
Can someone PLEASE help me! I barely have $15 and I am lost on this question! "Timberland is considering manufacturing special crates to be used for shipping new mainframe computers. The company is working with a computer manufacturer who is thinking of using the new crates as a standard component for shipping their computers. Timberland's marketing manager has determined that mainframe computer buyers would be willing to pay $110 for a crate. The cost to the computer maker of packaging the mainframe in the new crates is $25. In addition, the computer manufacturer requires a 10 percent return on its cost. The highest net selling price that Timberland can charge the computer maker is $74. Research conducted jointly by the computer maker and Timberland's marketing personnel shows that customers want six features. These are: (1) durability, (2) ease of packing, (3) protection from damage (4) ease of use (5) compatibility with most brands of mainframes, and (6) ability to reuse the crates. Based on this research, Timberland's engineers have come up with a design that uses four main production modules or processes. Each process has several major sub? processes. A list of the major processes, together with preliminary cost estimates (includes all labor, material and overhead) for manufacturing or buying each process, appears in Table 1 below. In addition to the above, the marketing department estimates that order filling (primarily order processing and delivery) costs would run $4.00 per unit. General and administrative costs are expected to be $14.00 a unit. Timberland expects to earn a 15 percent return on the highest net selling price. Table One Process Estimated Current Costs A $9.50 B $8.50 C $8.00 D $46.00 Total Costs $72.00 Requirement: Prepare a schedule showing the target cost and the current cost. NOTE: Target cost equals selling price ? - required return of computer company - ? required return to Timberland" Use the Target Cost Excel Worksheet to complete the answer...
Question 2
Assignment The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for XYZ Construction Inc. has been promoted to the newly created position of Vice President of Overseas Operations. The CFO?s absence leaves a void in the knowledge base of the owners? group regarding several key financial and accounting principles. The owners need you to create a document for them that will help explain several key concepts and principles associated with financial management, accounting, internal control, cash management, and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. For this third assignment, your requirement is to create a response in the form of a memo for business finance and accounting. The only required references for this assignment are the chapters included within the e-book, which contain all the information you need to complete this assignment. You may re-create the examples from the textbooks using your own generic data. Your instructor will assign you a group of terms; for each term, you need to provide a definition and a relevant business example for the items in your group. Contact your course Mentor via the Compass Messaging System to obtain your Group assignment. Group #1: 1. Balance Sheet 2. Income Statement 3. Operating Cash Flows 4. Statement of Retained Earnings 5. Net Working Capital Group #2: 1. Economic Value Added 2. Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio 3. Net Profit Margin 4. Sales Forecast 5. Breakeven Analysis Group #3: 1. Financial Leverage 2. Double-Entry Accounting System 3. Ledger 4. Liabilities 5. T Account Group #4: 1. Balance of the Account 2. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 3. Cash Equivalents 4. Petty Cash Fund 5. Voucher Length: Up to one page (app. 350 words per page). Your memo should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Submit your document in the Course Work area below the Activity screen. Learning Outcome: 5
Question 3
Need answers to these these questions: Suppose a riskless project requires an initial investment of $10 and will generate a one-time cash inflow of $30 two years later. Assuming a risk-free interest rate of 5%, which of the following statements about the project is NOT true? The net present value of the project is positive The IRR is greater than 50 percent. The accounting rate of return on the project is positive. The payback period is less than 2 years. Which is NOT required information when calculating the weighted average cost of capital for a company with debt? its capital structure ratios its cost of debt its current ratio its tax rate For a firm with an optimal capital structure, the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is: higher than the cost of equity lower than the cost of debt lower than the cost of unlevered equity independent of the capital structure If you borrow capital to start a business and the money is provided interest-free, then your cost of capital is zero. True False Suppose a riskless project requires an initial investment of $10 and will generate a one-time cash inflow of $30 two years later. Assuming a risk-free interest rate of 5%, which of the following statements about the project is NOT true? The net present value of the project is positive The IRR is greater than 50 percent. The accounting rate of return on the project is positive. The payback period is less than 2 years. As EBIT drops, the return on equity (ROE) of a levered firm drops ______ the ROE of an otherwise identical unlevered firm. the same as relatively more than relatively less than more or less than (it cannot be determined) Analysis of a company's financial statements: Below are simplified versions of the balance sheet and income statement for Toys by Tom, Inc. Use this information to answer question 10. What is Toys by Tom, Inc. return on assets (ROA)? 6.9% 0.86 18% 1.2
Question 4
"Following is a list of information for Peter and Amy Jones for the current tax year. Peter and Amy are married and have three children, Aubrynne, Bryson, and Caden. They live at 1846 Joplin Way, Lakeville, MN 55022. Peter is a lawyer working for a Native American law firm. Amy works part-time in a genetic research lab. The Jones? Social Security numbers and ages are as follows: Peter 215-60-1989 32 Amy 301-60-2828 28 Aubrynne 713-84-5555 5 Bryson 714-87-2222 3 Caden 714-89-1684 1 Peter?s salary $70,000 Amy?s salary 32,000 Interest income on municipal bonds 2,400 Interest income on certificate of deposit (Universal Savings) 3,100 Dividends on GM stock 1,600 Eyeglasses and exam for Aubrynne $ 600 Orthodontic work for Bryson to correct a congenital defect 2,500 Medical insurance premiums 1,800 Withholding for state income taxes 7,200 Withholding for federal income taxes 16,000 State income taxes paid with last year?s tax return (paid when the return was filed in the current year) 500 Property taxes on home 1,100 Property taxes on automobile 300 Interest on home 9,700 Interest on credit cards 200 Cash contribution to church 3,900 In addition to the above, on September 17, Peter and Amy donate some Beta Trader, Inc. stock to Lakeville Community College. Beta Trader, Inc. is publicly traded. The FMV of the stock on the date of the contribution is $700. Peter and Amy had purchased the stock on November 7, 2003 for $300. Compute Peter and Amy?s income tax liability for the current year using Form 1040, Schedules A and B, and Form 8283, if necessary."
Question 5
I have a stats assignment where I have to do a statistical method synthesis and critique of 5 articles. I have questions on how to describe what the descriptive statistical analyses the authors used, (we have to include the benefits/challenges the authors would have for the statistical analysis strategies used, b)whether there were other potential strategies that could have been used to analyze descriptive variables. We have to describe the inferential statistical analysis used, including the statements of the assumptions required for each statistical test used and if met, benefits/challenges for the stat analysis strategies used, and whether there are other potential strategies that could have been used. there are many other parts to the assignment, but this is the part that is really holding me up from writing the paper. This first part (and other bits I think I'll be ok with) are for a matrix table. I will attach the 5 articles I chose. The purpose is to differentiate between descriptive and inferential stats in written research articles, discuss rationale for use of specific statistical techniques, to synthesize findings from stat evidence presented and critique descriptive and inferential stat evidence presented. We have to come up with a proposed researchable question/problem based on teh evidence review and from the studies reviewed, an answer to our proposed question, as well as potential future directions for research on the topic and recommended statistical approaches.... A weighty assignment and likely too much to ask here....but help with identifying descriptive and inferential analysis would be of great help to get me started!
